the abcs of government contracting

Amy LeaWyoming Entrepreneur PTAC

2010 GRO-Biz

Pre-Conference Workshop

2.16.10

The ABCs of Government Contracting

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

Thomas Alva Edison, American Inventor, 1847-1931

A is for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

www.fbo.govwww.recovery.gov

B is for Bid-Match

C is for CCR

https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx

But www.ccr.gov will get you there

D is for DSBS

http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm

D is also for DUNS

http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform

E is for 8(a)

www.sba.gov and then “8(a) Business Dev.” from the drop-down box under SBA programs

F is for FAR

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html

F is also for FedBizOpps

www.fbo.gov

G is for GSA

www.gsa.gov, then click on “purchasing programs” then “GSA schedules”

H is for HUBZone

www.sba.gov and then “HUBZone” from the drop down-box under SBA programs

I is for Information & AssistanceWyoming Entrepreneur PTAC Team

Amy Lea

Program Manager

601 Broadway, Suite C

Thermopolis, WY 82443

307.921.8499, email: alea@uwyo.edu

Justin Hansen Natasha Stahla

Procurement Counselor Procurement Counselor

245 Broadway St., #7 1400 E. College Dr.

Sheridan, WY 82801 Cheyenne, WY 82007

307.672.3700 307.637.5029

Email: jhanse14@uwyo.edu Email: nstahla1@uwyo.edu

Toll free in Wyoming: 1-866-253-3300

J is for SBA’s 7-J Training

Save the Date! August 31, 2010

Federal Government Contract Accounting and Record Keeping 

Location: Thermopolis 

More info? Debra.Farris@sba.gov

K is for Keywords

in DSBS

in FBO

in Bid-Match

L is for Luck

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”

Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca,

Roman philosopher, 5 BC-65 AD)

M is for Market Research (done by Contracting Officers!)

N is for NAICS

http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/

O is for ORCA

https://orca.bpn.gov/

P is for

Q is for Questions

?

R is for Registrations

CCR

DSBS

ORCA

S is for Size Standards

www.sba.gov and then “size standards” from the drop-down box under SBA programs

NAICS Codes

NAICS U.S. industry title

Size standards in millions of dollars

Size standards in number of employees

238110 Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors

$14.0

238120 Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

$14.0

238130 Framing Contractors $14.0

T is for Thresholds

http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/doing_business/Government%20Contracting%20052006.pdf

U is for Uniform Contract Format

V is for Vetbiz.gov

http://www.vetbiz.gov/vip/vip.htm

W is for Wyoming Entrepreneur PTAC

www.wyomingentrepreneur.biz

X is for Lease or Rental of Facilities(PSC Codes)

…from the “search for opportunities” tab of FedBizOpps… www.fbo.gov

Y is for YOU!

Z is for Zhu Zhu pets